Disease Management

Obesity

As a result, our team of Registered Dietitians, Registered Nutritionists and Exercise Physiologist is in a prime position to help anyone looking to lose weight. And this includes those struggling with the chronic disease known as obesity.

Because obesity is complex in that it can have a number of contributing factors and causes, and because it may be accompanied by other chronic diseases, it requires sustained, longer-term care.

Rest assured that our practitioners are here to help. More on our weight loss program

Diabetes

Many of our clients seeks the help of our dietitian or nutritionist for diabetes, be it for prevention or management of the disease.

Our practitioners can assist in a number of ways:

• reduce the risk of type 2 diabetes
• prediabetes diet
• hyperglycemia: balance blood sugar level
• insulin resistance diet
• support your diabetes management program
• suggest numerous foods and snacks for diabetes
• decrease need for diabetes medications
• personalized diabetes management meal plan

Heart Health

Our Registered Dietitians and Nutritionists can help you manage heart health.

They can:

• co-create a personalized heart healthy diet plan or meal plan
• outline foods that are beneficial for heart health
• indicate foods to prevent heart disease
• suggest foods to avoid if you have heart disease
• help reduce cholesterol by listing foods that lower cholesterol
• create a low cholesterol meal plan
• provide heart healthy food substitutions
• inform you about food portions, proportions & serving sizes

Kidneys Health

A renal dietitian or kidney disease dietitian plays an important role in helping to manage the disease. He or she can devise a meal plan to help you manage kidney disease or slow down its progression. More on nutrition and kidney disease

In addition, our nutritionists and dietitians often help clients with creating a kidney stones diet or meal plan.

The meal plans clearly outline which foods cause kidney stones (e.g., high-oxalate foods) and, as such, should be avoided. On the other hand, our practitioners will provide an extensive list of foods and recipes that are safe to eat for those suffering from kidney stones.

Liver Health

Because nutrition is the most important environmental factor affecting liver health, many people today seek the help of nutrition specialists.

Through dietary adjustments and changes, our practitioners can certainly provide support in helping you prevent or manage chronic liver disease.

Specifically, our Registered Dietitians and/or Nutritionists can:

• create a healthy liver diet as a preventative measure
• assist in reducing the risk of developing liver disease
• develop a fatty liver diet plan or meal plan
• help manage Non-Alcoholic Fatty Liver Disease (NAFLD) and Non-Alcoholic Steatohepatitis (NASH)
• suggests supplements for liver

Read more on liver health and nutrition

Cancer Prevention & Care

As such, it is vital to avoid those foods that can increase the risk of cancer, especially if eaten regularly and in large amounts. At the same time, these foods should be replaced with foods that greatly reduce the risk of cancer.

For this reason nutritionists and dietitians are essential in the prevention and management of diseases such as cancer.

Our practitioners can create personalized meal plans:

• for cancer prevention
• to keep patients as healthy as possible during treatment
• to assist patients with nutrition in recovery or after cancer treatment

High Blood Pressure

There are, however, natural ways to lower blood pressure. One of these ways is diet.

To lower blood pressure it’s important to consume wholesome foods: vegetables, fruits, whole grain breads, lean protein sources, etc. At the same time, foods high in cholesterol, saturated fats and sodium should be reduced or avoided.

Our practitioners can help create a meal plan for high blood pressure consisting of foods that you enjoy eating.

Other

If you require assistance managing a disease that is not listed here, please get in touch with us to see if we can be of help.